Norwegian seismic player PGS has been awarded a 3D exploration survey by Lundin Energy Norway in the Barents Sea, where sparse node and high-density multisensor GeoStreamer seismic will be acquired simultaneously.
Chrysaor has encountered hydrocarbons in the Jerv exploration well located in the North Sea offshore Norway, but the final results are yet to come in.
Norway’s safety watchdog has completed its investigation of an incident on the Seadrill-operated West Bollsta rig when a riser joint dropped during lifting.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Dea Norge a drilling permit for an appraisal well located in the Norwegian Sea.
Swift Drilling has been awarded a long-term contract by Wintershall Noordzee to perform a plug and abandonment campaign in the Dutch and German North Sea.
UK’s petroleum regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority, has outlined how the oil and gas industry should work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Vår Energi has received consent from the Norwegian offshore authority to use the subsea facilities on the Marulk field beyond their original operating life.
Italy’s oil and gas company Eni and Russia’s Novatek will start drilling an exploration well in waters offshore Montenegro later this month.
UK North Sea-focused Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has seen an increase in resources held by the Goddard and Abbeydale discoveries following an interpretation of seismic data.
The UK Government is considering declaring the beginning of the end for the North Sea oil industry with a ban on new exploration licenses.
Noble Corporation has won several new contracts for its fleet of drilling rigs, which will see three of its units come back from the warm-stack mode.
UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has reported that flaring in the North Sea has been reduced to the lowest level on the UK Continental Shelf on OGA records.
Southampton-based marine planning and environmental consultancy MarineSpace has recently been commissioned by mineral exploration firm Cornish Lithium to provide consultancy services related to its offshore exploration plans. In January 2021, The Crown Estate granted Cornish Lithium rights to explor
Norwegian offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), has given Equinor consent to drill two exploration wells offshore Norway, using the West Hercules rig. The wells named 30/11-U-1 and 30/11-U-2 are located in Production licence 035 and 272 in the North Sea. The licences a
